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Economic Development

Sep 29, 2022

Under construction

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Hampton and Norfolk Construction is underway along 10 miles of the Interstate 64 corridor from Hampton to Norfolk on the $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project. In June, crews on the South Island began reassembling Mary, the 430-foot, $70 million tunnel boring machine (TBM) that wa[...]

Sep 27, 2022

Titanium company investing $82.1M in Halifax County

Charlotte, North Carolina-based IperionX Ltd., a minerals company that produces titanium metal powder for use in manufacturing, announced plans to establish Virginia’s first titanium demonstration facility in Halifax County, an investment of $82.1 million expected to create 108 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. [...]

Sep 26, 2022

Evermade Foods to expand Fauquier County operations

Warrenton-based Evermade Foods is investing $110,000 to expand its manufacturing operations and add 46 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Evermade Foods is a co-manufacturer of prepared meals sold under private labels at grocery stores and through meal subscription services. The company has invested $1.7 million in buil[...]

Sep 23, 2022

RapidFlight to add 119 jobs at Manassas HQ

RapidFlight LLC, a designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft will invest $5.5 million to establish operations in Manassas, creating 119 jobs over the next three years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. RapidFlight is an integrated, end-to-end provider of airborne drones. Founded in 2021 by RapidFlight President Jay Gundlach, the company works for national security and […]

Sep 22, 2022

Pangiam to add 200+ jobs at new Tysons HQ

Pangiam, a travel and security technology company, will invest $3.1 million to establish its global headquarters in Fairfax County’s Tysons area, creating 201 jobs over the next three years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Pangiam provides facial recognition technology, cloud-based applications and data-driven identity solutions to customers including the Department of Homeland Security, the Air […][...]

Sep 21, 2022

Enabled Intelligence to expand, add 117 jobs

Enabled Intelligence Inc. is investing $1.4 million to expand its Falls Church headquarters, adding 117 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The company provides data-labeling services to enable artificial intelligence operations. Its expansion will add more than 10,000 square feet of classified and unclassified office space to its location at 6400 Arlington Blvd. “Accelerating the […][...]

Sep 20, 2022

Wisconsin company to open $2M plant in Roanoke County

Osseo, Wisconsin-based North American Specialty Laminations LLC, a company that provides lamination solutions to the building products industry, will invest $2 million to open a mid-Atlantic production facility in Roanoke County, creating 44 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. NASL’s 57,000-square-foot plant will be located at 5185 Benois Road. It will serve NASL customers along […][...]

Sep 15, 2022

Lutron Electronics to build $28.3M factory in Ashland

Pennsylvania-based Lutron Electronics will invest $28.3 million to build a 145,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Ashland, creating 200 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Lutron manufactures lighting controls, automated shading solutions, and intelligent lighting fixtures for residential and commercial applications. Lutron already has a sales office and training center in Ashland located at 11520 Sunshade Lane, […][...]

Sep 14, 2022

$300M vertical farming campus coming to Chesterfield

A $300 million indoor vertical farm campus — billed as the world’s largest — is coming to Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. San Francisco-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. is expected to produce 300 jobs over the next six years in a multiphase project. The first[...]

Sep 12, 2022

UPDATED: Richmond picks Diamond District development team

Updated Sept. 15 The city of Richmond announced Monday it has selected a joint venture including Richmond-based Thalhimer Realty Partners to build a new baseball stadium for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, as well as a mixed-use development surrounding the stadium, revitalizing the area into a new neighborhood to be known as the [...]

Sen. Mark Warner receives a tour of the C. Kenneth and Dianne Harris Wright Virginia Microelectronics Center from Hadis Morkoç, Virginia Commonwealth University Founders Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics
Aug 27, 2022

Va. officials woo chip manufacturers

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and state and local economic development officials are vying to attract semiconductor chip manufacturing facilities to four Virginia industrial sites as the commonwealth gears up to fight for a piece of the financial pie from sweeping federal legislation that promises to ramp up chip production in the U.S. [...]

Aug 25, 2022

Chesterfield-based Paymerang expands to Wise County

Chesterfield County-based payment and invoice automation company Paymerang LLC will expand its operations to Southwest Virginia, creating 50 jobs in Wise, the company announced Thursday. The move follows a previous expansion of its Chesterfield County headquarters. In Wise, employees will work in software development, cloud eng[...]

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